WAEC Geography 2022 Theory — Question 2

Model answer

To supply raw materials to other parts of the country (e.g. East African railway); to link important cities and facilitate movement of people (e.g. Abidjan–Ouagadougou); to link different regions and promote inter-regional trade (e.g. North and South of Nigeria); to open up new areas for major crop production (e.g. Jos–Maiduguri); to tap agricultural, mineral and forest resources; for administration and postal services.